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in the Name of
Jesus
By
A.L. Gill
Powerhouse Publishing
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ISBN 0-941975-00-2
Copyright © 1987
First Edition—1987
Second Edition—1990
Third Edition—1993
Fourth Edition—2003
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1 Your Battle
Paul describes this battle. “For we
wrestle not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this
world" (Ephesians 6:12a).
Peter warns, “Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking
whom he may devour” (I Peter 5:8).
We can no longer sit with our hands
folded, a pious expression on our face, and
convince ourselves that if we ignore the devil,
surely, he will go away.
Even the Apostle Paul wrote of his
struggles with Satan and demon forces. He
states, “Wherefore we would have come
unto you, even I Paul, once and again;
but Satan hindered us” (I Thessalonians
2:18). He also said that he was bothered by a
messenger of Satan that buffeted him (II
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Corinthians 12:7).
Paul warned Timothy that some
Christians would depart from the faith,
because they would give heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils (I Timothy
4:1).
The word translated “demon possessed”
in the Bible, daimonizomai, actually means
“demonized,” or “bothered by demons.” Many
Christians are needlessly bothered by
demons not realizing that Jesus has given us
a wonderful assurance. He declared that He
has given us the “power to tread on
serpents (the devil) and scorpions
(demons), and over all the power of the
enemy: and nothing shall by any means
hurt you” (Luke 10:19).
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2 Your Salvation and God’s
Forgiveness
The first step in winning a battle is to be
certain you are on the right side. By praying
the following prayer, sincerely, you can know
that you are part of God’s family and have
eternal life.
Father,
Amen
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Lord,
I confess my sins of
______________ and ____________.
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Father,
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Amen
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3 Your Cleansing From Occult
Involvement
Many doors are opened to Satan through
the occult. One of the greatest dangers is that
we have thought of these things as harmless.
“It was a game. We were just playing for
fun. I didn’t believe in it!” we protest.
We may have thought we were playing a
game, but in the spirit world it was, and is,
much more than a harmless pastime. It may
have been an opening for a demonic attack.
We have listed many areas of the occult.
As you read this list, you will see how easy it
has been to be involved in satanic areas
without realizing it. As you carefully read the
following list, listen to the Holy Spirit within
you and He will recall to your mind incidents
that must be renounced.
Some examples of occult practices are:
fortune telling,
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crystal balls,
tea leaves,
tarot cards,
pendulum,
palm reading,
Ouija board,
horoscope,
astrology,
hypnotism,
yoga,
karate,
seance,
conjurations,
incantations,
spirit guide,
necromancy,
consulting mediums,
life or reincarnation readings.
The list is long. It goes on to include:
reading or watching psychic books,
movies, or television programs,
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psychic healers,
spiritualist mediums,
charmers,
water witching,
levitation,
automatic writing,
charms,
fetishes such as a rabbit’s foot,
magic (both white and black),
witchcraft,
sorcery spells and hexes,
clairvoyance,
telepathy,
mind readings,
E.S.P.,
marijuana or other drug abuse,
mind science religions,
transcendental meditation,
astral projections,
involvement in secret lodges or
organizations,
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destroyed.
Images, or objects representing false
religious worship, Buddhas, Tiki, or voodoo
dolls, must be destroyed along with frog,
snake and owl objects as they are creatures
of the night often involved with the occult.
Recordings of rock music, or any other type of
music, that encourages ungodly revelations,
drug abuse, illicit sex, perversion, or Satan
worship must be destroyed and boldly
denounced.
Many of them also which used
curious arts brought their books
together, and burned them before all
men: and they counted the price of
them, and found it fifty thousand
pieces of silver. So mightily grew the
word of God and prevailed (Acts
19:19,20).
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4 Your Commitment
Another door that Satan will try to use is
the door of self-will and rebellion. It must be
closed by committing your spirit, body and
soul, one-hundred percent, to Jesus as the
Lord of your life. Maybe you feel “wanting to
do your own thing” is not serious or even of
much importance to God. But the Bible states
Gods thoughts on this subject very clearly.
For rebellion is as the sin of
witchcraft, and stubbornness is as
iniquity and idolatry (I Samuel
15:23a).
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5 Your Need—Discerning of Spirits
Some of us, discovering for the first time
that the devil is out to destroy us, blame the
devil or demons for all our problems. Often it
is our own fleshly desires that are causing
the trouble. Peter has instructed us to “Be
sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may
devour” (I Peter 5:8). Especially in this area
of spiritual warfare, we must keep our eyes
on Jesus, and not be preoccupied with the
devil and looking for demons all of the time.
We are instead to be continually occupied
with Jesus.
Our ultimate goal is not only to be
delivered from demon powers, but to be
conformed to the image of God’s Son. We
must avoid any lack of balance that would
take our eyes away from Jesus. We must not
give the devil any more attention than he is
due as a defeated foe.
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Mental Problems
Confusion, loss of memory, mental
torment, and doubt
Uncontrolled Tongue
Lying, gossip, criticism, nagging, cursing,
and blasphemy
Addictions
Nicotine, alcohol, drug abuse, and
unnatural compulsions for food or drink
Physical Infirmities
Often “incurable illnesses” are caused by
a spirit of infirmity, such as deafness,
arthritis, or cancer
Religious Spirits
False religions, cults, occult, spiritism,
and seducing spirits of false doctrine
Satan and demon spirits work to enslave,
defile and torment. Their objective is to kill,
steal and destroy. Thank God, by the
revelation gifts of the Holy Spirit, we are not
ignorant of Satan’s devices and he will have
no advantage over us.
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Jesus
And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of
their testimony (Revelation 12:11a).
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10:19).
Lord,
Amen
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7 Your Authority—The Name of
Jesus
Jesus said, “And these signs shall
follow them that believe; In my name
shall they cast out devils” (Mark 16:17a).
Joel said, “Whosoever shall call on the
name of the LORD (Jesus) shall be
delivered” (Joel 2:32a).
Solomon said, “The name of the LORD
is a strong tower: the righteous runneth
into it, and is safe” (Proverbs 18:10).
The seventy returned with joy to Jesus
saying, “Lord, even the devils are subject
unto us through thy name. And Jesus
answered, “I give unto you power
(authority) to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and over all the power of the
enemy: and nothing shall by any means
hurt you” (Luke 10:17b,19).
Paul spoke to the spirit of divination that
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8 Your Power—The Holy Spirit
Luke tells us that Jesus called his twelve
disciples together, and gave them power and
authority over all devils (Luke 9:1). In the
next chapter he writes that this power was
over all the power of the enemy. In Acts he
gives us the source of this power, “Ye shall
receive power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you” (Acts 1:8a).
Matthew said that we can “cast out
devils by the Spirit of God” (Matthew
12:28a).
Satan is overpowered by the power of the
Holy Spirit in your life.
Paul wrote that we are to be strong in the
Lord and the power of His might. He went on
to inform us about our armor and the
weapons we are to use to stand against the
wiles of the devil. He said that we are to pray
“always with all prayer and supplication
in the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:18a).
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9 Your Weapon—The Word of God
I can remember when I was a boy how I
spent quite a lot of my time reading stories
about knights in shining armor. I used to
picture myself dressed in a shining metal
suit, riding a great white horse, and
defeating the enemy.
It is exciting to read about the armour of
God. God did not tell us to put on our armor.
Instead, He has given us God’s armor. When
we stand firm and tall in His armor, to Satan
we look exactly like God. This is our defense.
With it we are ‘‘able to stand against the
wiles of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11-17).
We are not to be on the defense when it
comes to dealing with the devil and his
demons. We are to take the offense. We are to
use the weapon, described as the sword of the
Spirit, which is the Word of God.
When Jesus was at Peter’s home in
Capernaum, Matthew relates,
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10 Your Faith—A Shield of
Protection
John said,
For whatsoever is born of God
overcometh the world: and this is the
victory that overcometh the world,
even our faith (I John 5:4).
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11 Your Victory—Steps to Freedom
You, as a believer, have the authority to
cast out demons. You do not need to look for
someone with a special deliverance ministry.
The Bible says, “And these signs shall
follow them that believe; In my name
shall they cast our devils” (Mark 16:17a).
It also tells every believer to “resist the
devil and he will flee from you” (James
4:7b).
If you have an unusually strong
oppression from the enemy, you may wish a
Spirit-filled friend to pray with you, one who
will join you in an agreement of faith for your
deliverance. If one can put a thousand to
flight, two can put ten thousand to flight (see
Deuteronomy 32:30).
Make certain that you have read and
meditated on the verses at the end of this
book, until your faith has become strong, and
you are ready to believe for, and receive, your
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total deliverance.
I suggest that for a period of at least one
week, you read each scripture out loud three
times a day: morning, noon and night.
When your faith in God’s Word has
become strong, you will resist Satan with the
actual authority of God. His Word is alive
and powerful, and the devil and demons
know they must obey.
Now, you are ready to claim your victory.
Step One
You have prayed the prayers in the
preceding pages of this book. Now, thank the
Lord for the protection of His blood, and for
the authority of His Word.
Ask the Lord for the operations of the
gifts of discerning of spirits, and the word of
knowledge and wisdom.
Step Two
Boldly state out loud,
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Step Three
In the same way bind the strong man.
The Holy Spirit may give you his exact name
or function by the word of knowledge.
Bind the demon spirits that have been the
“power,” the “prince,” or “rulers” of Satan’s
attack on your life.
You have cut off the power of the devil
and his stronghold over your mind or body.
But if I cast out devils by the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of
God is come unto you. Or else, how
can one enter into a strong man’s
house, and spoil his goods, except he
first bind the strong man? and then
he will spoil his house (Matthew
12:28,29).
Step Four
Begin to “spoil his house” by boldly and
forcibly commanding the demon spirits to
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12 Your Armory—Verses for
Deliverance
The following is a list of verses from God’s
Word. They can bring you freedom and
deliverance. Read them out loud three times
a day: morning, noon and night.
The first time you read these scriptures,
claim them as God’s promises to you. As you
meditate upon their meanings, visualize
them as being true in your life.
The second time, read them as a prayer
from God’s Word to the Lord. An example is,
“Father, I thank you that I am the seed of the
righteous and that I shall be delivered.”
The third time, read them forcefully out
loud, with confidence and authority. Quote
these passages to your enemy, the devil.
These verses are God’s Word. They are
alive and powerful. They have the same
authority as the words used by Jesus to
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might.
Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.
“For we wrestle not against flesh
and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of
the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to withstand in the evil day, and
having done all, to stand.
‘Stand therefore, having your
loins girt about with truth, and
having on the breastplate of
righteousness;
And your feet shod with the
preparation of the gospel of peace;
Above all, taking the shield of
faith, wherewith ye shall be able to
quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God:
Praying always with all prayer
and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all
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strongholds;)
Casting down imaginations, and
every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ.
II Corinthians 10:3-5
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I Corinthians 15:57
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13 Your Continual Freedom
You are free! The abundant Christian life
is not one that requires continual
deliverance, but one of walking in continual
freedom.
Now that you have been set free, do not
continue to think about demons and their
effect on your past life.
Satan will often try to throw fiery darts of
symptoms at you to make you think that he
still has a hold on your life. It is a lie! He now
has no legal claim on your life. Quote the
Word of God at him, and tell him to leave.
Keep your thoughts away from demons,
and keep them on Jesus and His Word.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things
are honest, whatsoever things are
just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report;
if there be any virtue, and if there be
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